Associated Press

In its first game after losing P.J. Fleck, Zach Terrell and Corey Davis, Western Michigan still looked plenty capable of competing against top competition. That adds a bit of buzz to this weekend's game at Michigan State.

Jud Heathcote, who led Michigan State and Magic Johnson to the 1979 NCAA championship, has died. He was 90. Spartans coach Tom Izzo was hired by Heathcote and was promoted to replace him when he retired in 1995. Heathcote won 340 games, three Big Ten titles and appeared in nine NCAA tournaments duri…

A law enforcement official says the FBI is looking at terrorism as a possible motive in the stabbing of an officer at the Flint, Michigan, airport.The official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the individual wasn't able to publicly discuss it says the investigation of the Wednesday m…

A university in Michigan's Upper Peninsula says no classes will start earlier than 9 a.m. next fall. Lake Superior State University Interim Provost David Finley recently told trustees that it will be easier for faculty and administrators to schedule meetings, and students will have more time to…

Snow has caused a roof to collapse on a publicly-owned building in Kalkaska in northern Michigan. The building used to house the police department and the city's public works department, but lately has been leased to a tire business. No one was hurt when the roof collapsed over the weekend...

A man delivering newspapers in a southwestern Michigan community created his own headline. The sheriff's department in Van Buren County says it arrested a driver whose blood-alcohol level was more than five times the legal limit. The incident occurred Thursday afternoon in Paw Paw Township, 20 …

Bitterly cold weather has made its way into Michigan and wintry conditions are creating hazardous driving conditions in parts of the state. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories into the weekend, with temperatures forecast to drop below zero at times

State Superintendent Brian Whiston has presented a plan aimed at catapulting Michigan schools into one of the nation's top educational systems. The plan seeks to offer every child access to a high-quality early childhood and post-secondary education...

More than 300 Michigan prisoners serving no-parole sentences will likely have an opportunity for release after a major decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court says prisoners who have been locked up for years must benefit from a 2012 ruling that outlawed automatic no-parole sentences as cruel p…

An official says completing a bridge linking Detroit with the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario, is a priority of that nation's new government and will be completed on time. The Free Press reported Sunday the Detroit-Windsor Bridge Authority's interim chairman says it's a "to…